Opera Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. A cheer of approval for male opera singers
  2. 8. The volume of a sound or note
  3. 10. A recurring theme throughout a musical
  4. 12. An instrumental introduction to a musical drama, usually shorter than an overture
  5. 13. A soprano who has been specially trained to sing rapid passages, trills and difficult runs
  6. 14. Italian meaning to smoothly connect notes
  7. 15. The male singing voice between baritone and alto
  8. 16. The lowest of male voices
  9. 18. Soft
  10. 19. A group of instrumentalists involving string, woodwind, brass, and percussion
  11. 24. The conductor uses this when conducting orchestra to lead an opera or a musical
  12. 25. The story around which an opera or musical is based
  13. 26. The male voice between the tenor and the bass voices
  14. 27. A song meant to show off a vocalists musical abilities
Down
  1. 1. The idea of taking events and making them into an opera or drama
  2. 2. A cheer of approval for female opera singers
  3. 3. An instrumental introduction to an opera
  4. 5. The text of an opera from the Italian word meaning ”little book”.
  5. 6. A speechlike, declamatory vocal style that is used in the conversational passages in an opera
  6. 7. Loud
  7. 8. A song written for two voices
  8. 9. The voice range between alto and soprano
  9. 11. Making your voice loud and clear so the audience can understand your singing
  10. 17. Italian meaning to make notes short, detached and separated
  11. 20. The part of an opera sung by a large group
  12. 21. The highest female singing group
  13. 22. The lowest female singing voice
  14. 23. A theatrical production combining drama, vocal and orchestral music, and costumes